Sandhya Raman

Articles by Sandhya Raman

Jailbreaking, or gaining access to all parts of an iDevice, has become an increasingly popular activity since it first started in 2007. Apple currently has no way of officially tracking how many devices are jailbroken, but even as early as 2009, the number of jailbroken devices was estimated to have been in the millions.

Facebook unveiled a new video aspect to its Instagram app today at a press event. Video on Instagram, which rivals Twitter's video app Vine, is a new feature that allows users to take and share short video clips.

Increasing app engagement is no easy task. While it's hard enough to get new users for an app, retaining that userbase is no piece of cake either. Loyalty programs are one method that some app developers are now using to tackle this issue. Loyalty programs are nothing new, of course, nor are advertising efforts to engage users. Credit card companies already use these programs to encourage members to spend money and gain rewards. So what makes mobile app loyalty programs--like those from Pocket Change and others--special?

Zynga is laying off 18 percent of its workforce, or 520 employees, by August. The gaming company is also closing its offices in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas, reported All Things D. In all, the cuts are expected to save the company an estimated $70 to $80 million.

Seventy-two percent of US users now use multiple messaging systems on a daily basis, according to a new report from Acision. However, while alternatives to SMS like IM and over-the-top mobile messaging services are gaining ground, 72 percent of users are still dependent on SMS.

This week, Yahoo confirmed it would be acquiring visual micro-blogging platform Tumblr in a deal worth $1.1 billion, one of its largest acquisitions to date. The deal is already drawing comparisons to Facebook's $715 million acquisition of Instagram, and it is easy to see why.

Multi-platform gaming company King announced it is now seeing 70 million daily players across all platforms including mobile, bypassing mobile gaming giant Zynga's 52 million DAUs. In addition, the company is expanding its third title to mobile. Pet Rescue Saga, which is already available via Facebook, will launch on Apple's iOS (iPhone, iPad and iPod touch) and Google's Android this summer.

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The democratization of data is the process of expanding business information and the tools to analyze it out to a much broader audience than traditionally has had access. Evolving and complex technology landscapes compounded these limitations, as disconnected systems made it more difficult to get a unified view of the business. Many companies still struggle to get a single version of the truth across all areas of the enterprise. Learn more!